At some point in the past, I lost the ability to draft. That is, I was no longer able to simply write down my thoughts as they came without my inner editor rearing his ugly head and bringing my creative process to a screeching halt. Everything needed polish as soon as it hit the page. [...]
The Lost Art of Drafting
Filed under Writing Journal on February 8, 2011
Tagged: drafting, editors, quick writes, writing circles
Don’t be tossed to and fro by every editor
Filed under Market Report, Tips & Tools on March 15, 2010
Tagged: editors, rejections, Relvan's Rescue, revisions, submissions
I received another personalized rejection from the editor of Beneath Ceaseless Skies for “Relvan’s Rescue” (return time: ~5 weeks). That’s 3-in-a-row, if you’re keeping count, though, from what I hear on the Internets, Andrew makes an effort to give feedback on submissions. It’s encouraging–on one hand–not to be receiving form rejections. On the other hand, [...]
Training my inner editor
Filed under Writing Journal on August 18, 2009
Tagged: editors, first draft, rough draft
I am not a prolific writer. I like to attribute this to my struggle to maintain a regular schedule of writing, and that once I establish a habit, my productivity will increase exponentially. There is some truth to this assessment, but it is only a part of my problem. I need to train my inner [...]
CSFF May ’07: TSR day 3
Filed under Blog Tours on May 23, 2007
Tagged: Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy blog tour, christianity, editors, theswordreview.com
As promised, I’ll conclude my contribution to this tour with the final part of my interview with Marcy Rockwell, one of the editors of The Sword Review. Q: So, now you’re an editor for TSR. How did that come about? MR: I’m friends with one of the poetry editors there, Marcie Lynn Tentchoff – we’re [...]
